Wednesday, May 13, 2009

On my mind

Here are a few things that have been on my mind recently:

Paper Cutting...there are some incredibly talented people out there. I'm just blown away. I never knew there were so many uses for paper!

Aren't these the cutest cupcake wrappers and lil' birdies? Clicking on the picture should take you to Fancy Flours...a baker's paradise. There's actually a tutorial for this beautiful cake stand wrapper.

Wouldn't you love to get a thank-you note that looked like this??


Picking strawberries and making jam...I can't find a u-pick place that opens prior to June so we did a dry run today with store-bought berries. We went with the quick and easy recipe but I want to learn to can and preserve.


Keeping with the idea of canning and preserving, I really want a garden in our new backyard. We have a teeny tiny sideyard. I think a garden like this would be perfect. I can already taste the heirloom tomatoes and lemon cucumbers. Yum.


We just picked up this book and I'm hoping it will help me get things rolling.
Alice in Wonderland and this bedding...more on this later.

Uses for brown bananas...we normally toss them but today we made banana bread
Moss balls and butterflies...I have been wanting to give Anna an "Alice in Wonderland" themed birthday party. She finally agreed to it and then I decided that with the move and our trip to Alabama, I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed. Instead, we're having a party at Pump it Up. I still want to decorate the tables. Wouldn't this be fantastic???!!



I also think this Pottery Barn Kid butterfly mobile is fun.

This blog called Six One Way. I've tried to commit to the 365 day project, a 30-day project, and even a 7-day project. It's hard to take pictures everyday! So, I thought it might be fun to give the point-and-shoot to the girls and let them take some pictures. I'll take a few and then we'll each pick one that best sums up our week. Maybe we'll start next week....

And last but not least, baby bottoms...
These are just a few of the gazillion things running through my frazzled, baby-brained head at the moment.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Ode to a Grasshopper

Coming soon to a blog near you: Ode to a Frog

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing all of you a very Happy Mother's Day!

My little ones (with sweet Daddy's help) gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers and the sweetest cards. They made my entire day a special one.I had seen an ad for the Sacramento Antique Fair and I really wanted to go. It just so happened that it was taking place today. Doug, the kids, and I headed over to check things out. There was a little bit of everything!

These shoes were made for walking!

If you're going out for a walk, might as well grab your walking stick.

How 'bout a weekend away?



Don't forget your purse.

Some things for the little ones....a child's ironing board.






Need a box of doorknobs? They've got you covered.










Like I said, they had a little bit of everything, from the unusual....

To the bizarre.... And sometimes items that were even downright scary. It was a lot of fun and I came home with a chenille bedspread. It reminds me of the bedspreads my grandparents used to have on the beds at their beach house when I was little.
And we also came home with this.....The seller said she believed it was turn of the century. I'm not sure about that but I think it will make for some great pictures.

The fair is held the second Sunday of every month. I would love to go back in June. Anyone want to come along?

Monday, May 4, 2009

Rolling, rolling, rolling

It took me FOREVER to load this darned video. I finally saved it in a way that left it looking terribly grainy but at least it uploaded!! I seriously need some of Mrs. Carlson's video editing skills. She always has the best videos of her sweet Cadence! Anyway, take a look at our honey doing his thing!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Happy Birthday to you!!

Today is my hubby's 47th birthday!! We actually had a surprise party for him on Friday. Since I have a hard time squirrelling away money to surprise him with any big gifts, I decided the only way to catch him off guard would be to hold his party on a day he wouldn't be expecting it. The party was all about wiener dogs. Why wiener dogs, you may ask.... Well, he and the girls are always talking about "wiener dogs" so it seemed like an appropriate party theme. The three of them were joking around about the letter "W" one day and "wiener dog" popped up. Now, whenever anyone in this nuthouse asks anyone anything, the answer usually has something to do with a wiener dog.

So, we had a wiener dog cake...
Wiener dog gifts... And Wiener dog cards...
It was all fun and games...
Until the birthday candle started to play the "Happy Birthday" song. Jacob did not like this at all. He started to feel better once big sister held his hand. Back to having fun.

In other news, Jacob has started rolling over onto his tummy!

He's discovered he has feet.


And he's learned what to do with those feet. Yummy.
Nothing like a little big toe slurpy yummy goodness.